Newtown
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Nouel Alba poses as Sandy Hook victim's aunt, police say
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Nouel Alba, 37, was arrested Thursday and accused of using her Facebook account, telephone calls and text messages to seek donations for what she called a "funeral fund."
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Hokies bowl helmet tribute to victims at Blacksburg, Sandy Hook
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It features an orange and green folded ribbon, and includes "VT" and "SH" for Sandy Hook on opposite ends. It also includes the number "58" under the word "Prevail." A smaller version will be worn on the back of their helmets during the game.
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Police union seeks help for Newtown officers
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Some of the police officers who responded to the elementary school shooting in Newtown are so traumatized they haven't been working, but they have to use sick time and could soon be at risk of going without a paycheck, a union official said Wednesday.
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Utah teachers to receive weapons training
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Organizers say the goal is to arm more teachers in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting, where 20 children and six educators were killed.
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Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims
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Twenty-six candles, one for each victim, were lit at midnight Monday near a huge sidewalk memorial filled with teddy bears, flowers, candles, posters and other tributes to the dead.
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Josephine Gay, Sandy Hook victim, was Md. native
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One week after the shooting, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman presented a dogwood tree from the county's "Blossoms of Hope" program. It will be delivered to the Newtown, Conn. community as a gesture of sympathy and solidarity.
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Sandy Hook shooting moment of silence marks lives of 26 victims
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The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown on Friday, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community - and the nation - to its core.
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Social media rumors: Police controlling threats of school violence
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Police say the rumors on Facebook and Twitter claim possible acts of violence would be coming to 20 county schools Friday.
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After Newtown, sales spike for assault weapons, armored backpacks
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Since the deadly Connecticut school shooting some anxious parents are buying armored backpacks for children and firearms enthusiasts are stocking up on assault weapons in anticipation of tighter gun control measures.
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Newtown massacre: New school to replicate Sandy Hook Elem.
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When the Sandy Hook Elementary children return to school in a different building, they'll find things just as they left them Friday, down to the water bottles and boxes of crayons sitting on their desks.
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Funeral services continue for Sandy Hook shooting victims
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A 7-year-old boy who had dreamed of being a firefighter and a heroic first-grade teacher who died while trying to shield students from the carnage were among the victims laid to rest in what has become an unrelenting cycle of sorrow and loss.
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Newtown massacre: Amid tragedy, scam artists creep in
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The family of Noah Pozner was grieving for the 6-year-old when they learned that someone was soliciting donations in the boy's memory. It was a scam.
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Montgomery Executive Leggett; Michael Brown
CommentIke Leggett and Michael Brown appear on NewsTalk
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School tragedy prompts review of gun laws
CommentPhil Mendelson and Rebecca Cooper appear on NewsTalk
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Connecticut School Shooting: Portraits of the shooting victims
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Most died at the very start of their young lives, tiny victims taken in a way not fit no matter one's age. Others found their life's work in sheltering these little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own. Here is a glimpse of some of those who died.
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Dick's Sporting Goods suspends sale of guns
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Dick's Sporting Goods has suspended sales of near Newtown, Conn., the scene of last week's mass shooting.
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Connecticut school shooting: Funerals to begin for young victims
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A day after President Barack Obama sought to comfort the grief-stricken population of Newtown, Conn., the tightly-knit town is bracing itself for the first of what are to be many heartwrenching funerals Monday.
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President Barack Obama offers love, prayers of nation to Newtown
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Alone on a spare stage after the worst single day of his presidency, the commander in chief was a parent in grief.
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